// Copyright (C) 1998-2008, Sumisho Computer Systems Corp. All Rights Reserved.

// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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// 
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// 
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/**
 * @author Hitoshi Okada
 */

package com.curlap.orb.io;

import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;

/**
 * AbstractSerializer
 */
public abstract class AbstractSerializer 
{
    // constructor
    public AbstractSerializer()
    {
        // do nothing
    }
    
    // serialize to each serialized data.
    public abstract void serialize(Object obj, OutputStream ostream) throws SerializerException;
    
    // deserialize to java object;
    public abstract Object deserialize(InputStream istream) throws SerializerException;
}
